DSM-IV - Sleep Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
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[From American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Text rev. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; copyright 2000.] ...
- A prominent disturbance in sleep that is sufficiently severe to warrant independent clinical attention.
- There is evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings that the sleep disturbance is the direct physiological consequence of a general medical condition.
- The disturbance is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., an adjustment disorder in which the stressor is a serious medical illness).
- The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of a delirium.
- The disturbance does not meet the criteria for breathing-related sleep disorder or narcolepsy.
- The sleep disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Specify type:
Insomnia type: if the predominant sleep disturbance is insomnia
Hypersomnia type: if the predominant sleep disturbance is hypersomnia
Parasomnia type: if the predominant sleep disturbance is a parasomnia
Mixed type: if more than one sleep disturbance is present and none predominates
Coding note: Include the name of the general medical condition on Axis I, e.g., sleep disorder due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, insomnia type; also code the general medical condition on Axis III.
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